JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Fourth Edition

Name

HTMLFormElement — a <form> in an HTML document

Availability

DOM Level 1 HTML

Inherits from/Overrides

Node → Element → HTMLElement → HTMLFormElement

Properties

readonly HTMLCollection elements

An array (HTMLCollection) of all elements in the form.

readonly long length

The number of form elements in the form. This is the same value as elements.length.

In addition to the properties above, HTMLFormElement also defines the properties in the following table, which correspond directly to HTML attributes.

Property	Attribute	Description
String acceptCharset	acceptcharset	Character sets the server can accept
String action	action	URL of the form handler
String enctype	enctype	Encoding of the form
String method	method	HTTP method used for form submission
String name	name	Name of the form
String target	target	Frame or window name for form submission results

Methods

reset( )

Resets all form elements to their default values.

submit( )

Submits the form.

Description

This interface represents a <form> element in an HTML document. The elements property is an HTMLCollection that provides convenient access to all elements of the form. The submit( ) and reset( ) methods allow a form to be submitted or reset under program control.

See the Form object in the client-side reference section for more details.

See Also

Form object in the client-side reference section

Type of

HTMLButtonElement.form, HTMLFieldSetElement.form, HTMLInputElement.form, HTMLIsIndexElement.form, ...